Egypt

President Al-Sisi inaugurates 3rd phase of Luxor Public Hospital

President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi inaugurated، via the video conference، the third phase of Luxor Public Hospital as part of the inauguration of a number development projects in Beni Suef on Sunday.Egypt’s President، Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi arrived earlier Sunday in Beni Suef governorate to inaugurate a number of service projects. Minister of Supply، Minister of Trade and Industry، Minister of Solidarity، Chairman of the Administrative Control Authority، Minister of Housing and a number of other ministers have attended the inauguration of these projects.Moreover، Sisi’s visit includes the inauguration of a major industrial complex for electronic devices production.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi opens a number of new service and investment projects، as well as inspecting other projects in Beni Suef.The new projects include expansions to a Samsung factory that produces devices relying on made-in-Egypt components at the rate of 80 percent.

The president will also inaugurate the second phase of Beni Suef's General Hospital، which includes 48 clinics and special clinics to treat hepatitis C.Upper Egypt is home to the country's poorest areas. A 2016 report by Egypt's official statistics agency CAMPAS said that 57 percent of rural areas in the country's south are impoverished، with the country's highest poverty rates in Upper Egypt's governorates of Sohag، Assiut and Qena.